MMO Game Thread: White Sox vs Mets, 1:10 PM

Monday, May 30, 2016 • 1:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
LHP Jose Quintana (5-4, 2.22) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (3-7, 6.08)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

The Mets try to get back on track as the White Sox come to town for a Memorial Day matinee. Yesterday the Mets were able to claw their way back in the 8th inning to tie the game at 2-2 vs Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, but Jeurys Familia was ineffective in the ninth and the Mets eventually lost 4-2.

The Mets have lost two straight and are 6-4 in their last 10 games. They are 13-6 in their last 19 games at Citi Field, and 14-10 at home overall this season.

The big story for today is, will Matt Harvey be Harvey? The word on the street is the Mets’ staff found a mechanical issue in his extended bullpen session and worked on it. The numbers are ugly is season at 3-7 over 10 starts with a 6.08 ERA.

The Mets have only faced the White Sox seven times in team history, the fewest number of games vs. any major league team. New York is 3-4 vs. Chicago, including 1-1 in Queens.

The Mets will wear specially-designed jerseys that incorporates camouflage in the Mets logo and numbers. They will also wear a special camo NY hat. Authenticated items from today’s game will be auctioned off at MLB.com/Auction to benefit Welcome Back Veterans.

Mets Lineup

Juan Lagares, CF
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
Yoenis Cespedes, LF
Neil Walker, 2B
Wilmer Flores, 1B
Alejandro De Aza, RF
Rene Rivera, C
Ty Kelly, 3B
Matt Harvey, RHP

White Sox Lineup

Adam Eaton, RF
Jose Abreu, 1B
Melky Cabrera, LF
Todd Frazier, 3B
JB Shuck, CF
Brett Lawrie, 2B
Jimmy Rollins, SS
Alex Avila, C
Jose Quintana, LHP

Its been a while since Matt Harvey faced the White Sox. In 2013 he pitched a one hit, complete game shutout with 12 K’s against them. The White Sox have the following numbers against Harvey:

Rollins 5-22, 2 2B, 2 HR
Frazier 2-9
Jackson 1-4
Cabrera 1-3

The Mets draw Jose Quintana today who is 5-4 with a 2.22 ERA over 10 starts and 65.0 innings of work on the season. He’s been more human in his last two starts going 0-2 over 12.1 innings with 7 ER and 13 K’s. He’s never faced the Mets before but he has faced a few Mets batters while they were members of other teams: